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The wealthiest man in India, the CEO of Apple and at least five other billionaires will attend the Biden-Modi state dinner on Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tom Hanks was another intended target, police reportedly testified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

If Congress does not intervene, a rail strike could begin at the end of next week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The former president's quest for a second term in the White House—after a turbulent end to his first term—could begin this month, but he appears to be waiting until after the midterms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some members of Congress want the U.S. to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia after the Saudi-led OPEC+ alliance chose to slash global oil exports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The move—which follows a campaign promise to expunge convictions—could apply to thousands of people, the White House says. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Russia plans to spend even more money winning over politicians and political parties in future years, American officials alleged Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The strict new policy comes as the DOJ conducts politically sensitive investigations into former President Donald Trump and other high-profile figures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The IRS is refunding and waiving many Americans' penalties for late tax returns, as the agency struggles with a massive backlog. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The program—which would forgive student debt for Americans who earn under $125,000 per year—may be unveiled as early as this week, ahead of a looming deadline for student loan payments to restart, according to CNN. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers, and some Florida Republicans, have urged Biden to extend a year-old deportation relief program for people from Venezuela, which has faced economic turmoil and a refugee crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Griner sent the letter to the president days after the start of her drug possession trial in Russian court, a proceeding the State Department has criticized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Parnas was arrested almost three years ago, as his alleged role in helping Rudy Giuliani dig up dirt on Joe Biden helped fuel former President Donald Trump's first impeachment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bill now heads to the House, which could hold a vote as early as Friday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The U.S. has weighed giving Ukraine longer-range rocket systems—but is wary of moves that could antagonize Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bill earned bipartisan support in the House and Senate—but a lone objection from Sen. Rand Paul held up swift passage of the bill last week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jeff Bezos has accused the White House of distracting from inflation and dinged Biden for pushing for more federal spending—but the Biden Administration says the sharper-than-usual criticism from the world's third-richest man is self-serving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

President Joe Biden is reportedly considering forgiving at least $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower—but the program will likely come with income limits, the White House says. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The walkout comes as U.S. officials seek to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some progressives have applauded Biden for ending a two-year-old rule allowing border agents to rapidly expel migrants—but a group of moderates is questioning the move. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The European Union's sanctions follow similar penalties from U.S. and U.K. officials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

President Joe Biden says the United States will sanction Russia's two largest banks and restrict certain technology imports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The federal government will start accepting orders for 500 million free rapid Covid-19 tests next week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The chair will step down in February, more than a year before her term ends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It's the latest legal setback in the Biden Administration's effort to require vaccines in many workplaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Biden Administration is also weighing a mandatory seven-day quarantine for all U.S. citizens and visitors entering the United States, the Washington Post reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some 92% of federal employees are at least partially vaccinated against Covid-19, well above the national average. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Millions of federal workers face a November 22 vaccination deadline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The DOJ says Texas' law — passed amid a wave of new voting restrictions this year — could disadvantage voters with disabilities and disenfranchise people over paperwork mistakes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two minutes before the airstrike, a military video feed showed a child was near the target, a Pentagon investigator revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A group of Senate Democrats — including Sen. Elizabeth Warren — want to underwrite a range of new proposed programs by applying a minimum tax to reported corporate earnings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arrests at the southern border hit record levels over the last year, most of whom hailed from Mexico and Central America — but thousands traveled all the way from South America, Eastern Europe and even India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Trump ally Steve Bannon has declined to follow a subpoena from a House committee set up to investigate the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A congressional committee has requested a litany of Trump-era records tied to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Biden has spent weeks warning about dire economic consequences if Congress fails to approve more federal borrowing before the government runs out of money on Oct. 18. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Biden was ordered by a federal judge last month to restore the Trump-era policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Air, bus and train passengers who repeatedly refuse to wear masks could get hit with fines of up to $3,000. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In early August, United Airlines became the first major U.S. carrier to mandate vaccines for its employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The president insisted the departure from Afghanistan was timed appropriately, and called the frenzied, dangerous and often chaotic effort to evacuate Americans and Afghans from the Taliban-run country successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Supreme Court said the CDC doesn't have the power to impose a sweeping ban on evictions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

U.S. officials sent the Taliban names of American and Afghan evacuees who hoped to pass through the militant group's Kabul airport checkpoints, Politico reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Biden administration halted Trump's practice for forcing asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico months ago, and warned reinstating the practice could prove "near-impossible." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some U.S. allies are pushing to extend the evacuation process in Afghanistan, amid security threats and chaos in Taliban-controlled Kabul. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emanuel was a brash White House chief of staff during President Barack Obama's first term, and his two terms as Chicago mayor were tinged with controversy over a police shooting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States' frenzied effort to evacuate Americans and some Afghan visa applicants from Kabul was interrupted Monday, after thousands of desperate Afghans tried to flee the now Taliban-controlled city via the airport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Afghan government is rapidly losing territory to the Taliban, nearly two decades after the group was first driven out of the capital city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Taliban now controls wide swaths of the country, and some U.S. officials warn the Afghan government could crumble within months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Biden administration has narrowed ICE's mandate, part of a broader effort to roll back many of former President Donald Trump's stringent immigration rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Pentagon will require all of its 1.4 million uniformed personnel to get vaccinated by no later than mid-September. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A judge overturned DACA on Friday, preventing any new people from receiving protections — but more than 600,000 people will still hold onto DACA status for now. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]